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WorksheetsUnit1B
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 29mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT a power of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Create a plan for the Northwest Territory
b)
Negotiate treaties
c)
Levy taxes
d)
Declare war and peace
2.
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
One
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
Three
3.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
4.
Which of the following had more power under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
States
b)
Central Government
5.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legslature
6.
What is the name of the first government of the United States?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Declaration of Independence
7.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
8.
Under the Northwest Ordinance, could a territory become a state if they allowed slavery?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
9.
What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
United States Constitution
d)
The President of the United States
10.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____
a)
allowed slavery in the northwest territory
b)
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
c)
made people move to the northwest
d)
did nothing
11.
Shays' Rebellion was made up of which group of people?
a)
farmers and merchants
b)
bankers
c)
government leaders
d)
basketball players
12.
What is a set of rules that guides how a country works?
a)
delegate
b)
compromise
c)
constitution
d)
bicameral
13.
What is a settlement of differences in which each side gives up part of what they want?
a)
demand
b)
treaty
c)
argument
d)
compromise
14.
What year was the Constitution Convention?
a)
1781
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1783
15.
Why style of government was established under the Articles?
a)
democracy
b)
republic
c)
confederation
d)
monarchy
16.
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
17.
This plan favored small states because each state would have equal representation.
a)
New Jersey plan
b)
Rhode Island plan
c)
Virginia plan
d)
New York plan
18.
This plan favored large states because representation in Congress would be entirely based upon population.
a)
New Jersey plan
b)
Virginia plan
c)
Rhode Island plan
d)
New York plan
19.
Which of these was a concern for opponents to the Constitution?
a)
taxation would be eliminated
b)
selection of George Washington as president
c)
wanted a written bill of rights
d)
national government needed more power.
20.
The delegates of the Constitutional Convention agreed to create a republic. Which of these best describes a republic?
a)
country led by a President
b)
country led by elected representatives
c)
country led by a powerful few
d)
country led by a Parliament
21.
What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?
a)
they supported a new Constitution
b)
they questioned the justice of slavery
c)
the feared the power of the national government
d)
the believed that states should have equal representation
22.
the number of members of which of these is affected by state population.
a)
Senate
b)
Supreme Court
c)
presidents cabinet
d)
House of Representatives
23.
Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
how to respond to the interests of foreign countries
b)
how to address the concerns of farmers and ranchers
c)
how to balance the interests of large and small states
d)
how to get agreement between eastern and western states
24.
Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?
a)
and end to slavery
b)
an elected president
c)
two houses of Congress
d)
three branches of government
25.
What did the Great Compromise decide?
a)
representation in Congress
b)
the names of political parties
c)
the system of checks and balances
d)
process of selecting the president
26.
Which of these describes a federal system of government?
a)
Government is run by one political party
b)
a single leader makes all of the governments decisions
c)
Individual states have power over the national government
d)
power is shared by the national and state governments.
27.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could borrow money
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could tax
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the President was the leader of the new government
a)
true
b)
false
30.
Even though the government was weak under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following did it accomplish?
a)
made a peace agreement with Great Britain (Treaty of Paris)
b)
paid off their war debt
c)
elected the first president
d)
established a national court system
31.
Congress could ______ the states for money and troops but the states could say ____
a)
talk; no
b)
bargin; yes
c)
demand; yes
d)
ask; no
32.
One major problem with the Articles is that Congress could not ______ the citizens to raise money
a)
tax
b)
ask
c)
demand
d)
force
33.
What does ratification mean?
a)
To deny
b)
to ask for
c)
to demand
d)
to approve
34.
What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?
a)
New York Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
35.
This plan called for equal representation in the legislature
a)
New York Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Georgia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
36.
The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states
a)
northern; southern
b)
large; small
c)
southern; northern
d)
small; large
37.
Roger Sherman proposed the ________ to solve the representation issue.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Articles Compromise
d)
Constitution Compromise
38.
The ______ would have two representatives from each state
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Presidency
c)
Articles
d)
Senate
39.
The __________ representation was based on the population of the state.
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Articles
d)
Presidency
40.
According to the 3/5 Compromise what would the slaves count for?
a)
Representation & Taxation
b)
Representation ONLY
c)
Taxation ONLY
d)
Property ONLY
41.
The Great Compromise was...
a)
A compromise that says slaves counted as 3/5 of the population in a state.
b)
A compromise that says any new states admitted into the U.S. would NOT allow slavery.
c)
A compromise that gives representation in Congress, using the House of Representatives (based on population) and the Senate (2 per state).
d)
A compromise that allowed George Washington to represent them as President.
42.
This compromise stated that representation in the House of Representatives would be based on free people plus 3/5 of slaves...
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Constitution
43.
Federalists supported a strong ____________ government.
a)
National
b)
State
c)
Monarchy
d)
Republican
44.
Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.
a)
National
b)
State
c)
Central
d)
Republican
45.
Federalists were opposed to the Bill of Rights because
a)
Citizens should only have rights if they earn them.
b)
They were opposed to the Right to Bear Arms
c)
They resented the Anti-Federalists.
d)
Many states already had a Bill of Rights.
46.
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that it had __________ .
a)
only an executive branch
b)
only a legislative branch
c)
only a judicial branch
d)
an executive and legislative branch
47.
America's first plan of government was called _________ .
a)
the US Constitution
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Articles of Confederation
d)
the Magna Carta
48.
In order for the the Bill of Rights to be added to the U.S. Constitution, it had to be ratified by the states.
What does ratified mean?
What does ratified mean?
a)
denied
b)
asked for
c)
demanded
d)
approved
49.
The legislative branch of government ________.
a)
is led by Congress and creates laws
b)
is led by the President and enforces the laws
c)
is led by the Supreme Court and interprets laws
d)
is led by Patriots who changed the laws
50.
Which one is correctly matched?
a)
Supreme Court to the Legislative Branch
b)
President to the Executive Branch
c)
Supreme Court to the Executive Branch
d)
Congress to the Judicial Branch
51.
The judicial branch of government ___________ .
a)
is led by Congress and creates the laws
b)
is led by the President and enforces the laws
c)
is led by the Supreme Court and interprets laws
d)
is led by Patriots who changed the laws
52.
Congress is to the _________ as the President is to the __________ .
a)
executive branch; legislative branch
b)
judicial branch; executive branch
c)
legislative branch; executive branch
d)
judicial branch; legislative branch
53.
Which part of Congress has the number of representatives from a state based off the state's population?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
Congress
d)
Supreme Court
54.
The Bill of Rights are which amendments in the Constitution?
a)
the first five
b)
the first fifteen
c)
the first twenty
d)
the first ten
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